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INDEX

Essay Paper

Editorial

1. A caste-wise survey helps gather quantifiable data, but the aim must be a casteless society..04

GS 2

International Relations

2. 2015 nuclear deal and the events after that led to Biden’s new demand…………………………..05

GS 3

Science and Technology

1. Investigation of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) into Indian Honey brands food adulteration…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….06

Snippets:

1. China importing rice from India……………………………………………………………………………………………………....07




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ESSAY PAPER EDITORIAL Q – Discuss as to how a caste-wise survey helps gather quantifiable data, but the aim must be a casteless society? INTRO = the idea of a caste census is back in the realm of public debate, following the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to establish a commission to collect caste-wise data. The move may have been born out of political expediency, in response to the restive pre-election agitation organised by the Pattali Makkal Katchi demanding 20% exclusive reservation in education and government jobs for the Vanniyar community, its main electoral base. PRO = However, it is equally true that there is a social and legal necessity for compiling caste-wise data. The Supreme Court has been asking States to produce quantifiable data to justify their levels of reservation. And in the above case study, it would help Tamil Nadu to retain its 69% total reservation.

CON = At the same time, some castes that have either electoral or numerical importance across India have been restive about the manner in which affirmative action programmes based on classes and communities have been implemented so far. Ex - Be it the Gujjars, or Jats or the Patidars, or the Vanniyars, some sections have been linking their prospects of advancement to exclusive reservation.

Previous attempts at Caste Survey – 1. The Census of India has not collected caste-wise data since 1931, with the exception of details about SCs

and STs. 2. The Centre conducted a ‘socio-economic caste census’ in 2011, in an attempt to link the collection of caste

data along with socio-economic data so that there could be a comprehensive assessment of levels of deprivation and backwardness in society.

The State government could possibly seek access to this data pertaining to Tamil Nadu as part of its




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exercise. Which aims at -

Tamil Nadu’s Commission- The proposed commission may not conduct an elaborate enumeration on the lines of the Centre’s

decennial census. Its mandate is to examine the methodology for collecting caste-wise particulars, conduct a survey based on that and submit a report

It will be quite a challenge to arrive at a sound assessment of the social and educational backwardness of each caste. Way Forward – However, it should not treat this as a politically expedient move to quell a possible electoral setback due to the agitation of one party or community.

1. Rather, it should seek to rationalise and deepen its social justice policy with a true assessment of the backwardness of various castes. After all, progress towards a casteless and equal society ought to remain the state’s ultimate goal. GS 2

International Relations Q – Describe the 2015 nuclear deal and the events after that led to Biden’s new demands for U.S to

return to it? BACKGROUND = The 2015 nuclear deal — known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or

JCPOA — gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.

President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018 and has reimposed crippling sanctions on Iran as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign against the US’s arch enemy. Mr. Biden, who defeated Mr. Trump at the ballot box last month, said during campaigning that he intends to offer Iran a “credible path back to diplomacy”. He opines that the best way to achieve getting some stability in the region” was to deal “with the nuclear program. Thus –




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1. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden insists Iran agrees to new demands if it wants the U.S. to return to a nuclear deal and lift sanctions –

Such as the Biden administration seeking to extend the duration of “restrictions on Iran’s production of fissile material that could be used to make a (nuclear) bomb” in a new round of negotiations.

Iran would also have to address its “malign” regional activities through proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the talks that would have to include its Arab neighbours like Saudi Arabia

Mr. Biden warned that if Iran acquired a bomb, it would spark a nuclear arms race in the West Asia, “and the last goddamn thing we need in that part of the world is a buildup of nuclear capability”. The U.S. always had the option to international snap back sanctions if need be, and that Iran knew that.

GS 3 Science and Technology Q – Explain the investigation of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) into Indian Honey brands food

adulteration and contamination? BACKGROUND = Honey marketed by prominent Indian brands failed a key test of purity, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed, citing an investigation it conducted.

Current regulations specify around 18 parameters that honey must comply with for producers to label it ‘pure honey’.

CSE food researchers selected 13 brands of raw and processed honey, including Dabur, Patanjali,

Baidyanath and Zandu, and subjected them to tests that are required under national food regulatory laws to be labelled as honey




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Most brands passed muster but when subjected to one test, called Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR, that can ascertain the composition of a product at the molecular level) that was done at a lab in Germany, only three brands (spanning six samples) passed: Saffola, Markfed Sohna and Nature’s Nectar (one sample of two). There were often multiple samples tested for each brand.

The NMR test is not required by Indian law for honey that is being marketed locally but is needed for export.

We found that sugar syrups are so designed that they can go undetected. The CSE investigation also said some Indian companies were importing synthetic sugar syrups from China

to adulterate honey.

Snippets Economic Development Q – Explain why China is importing rice from India after decades? China has begun importing Indian rice for the first time in at least three decades due to tightening supplies

from Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam and an offer of sharply discounted prices. India is the world’s biggest rice exporter and China the biggest importer. Beijing buys about 4 million tonnes a year but has avoided purchases from India The rice imports come despite political tensions over a border dispute in the Himalayas which erupted

into a clash in June in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. India has since tightened rules for investments from China and banned dozens of Chinese mobile apps. Although the public mood in India has been anti-China, the country has remained engaged with Indian businesses.

Indian traders have contracted to export 100,000 tonnes of broken rice for December-February shipments at around $300 per tonne on a free-on-board (FOB) basis.

China’s traditional suppliers, such as Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan, have limited surplus supplies for export and were quoting at least $30 per tonne more compared with Indian prices. China may increase buying next year after seeing the quality of Indian crop.

Q – Which from the following central security forces in India got established in the aftermath of

the Chinese aggression in 1962?

a. Indo-Tibetan Border Police

b. National Security Guard

c. Border Security Force

d. Sashtra Seema Bhal

Hey from yesterday….

Q – Consider the following –

1. The scheme was launched on December 5, 2014 and involved collective efforts of government, farmers, NGOs and corporates.

2. This is a water conservation campaign aimed at making the State of Maharashtra drought free. 3. The scheme is in recent news as Maharashtra government announced a committee to finalise

the list of works to be probed after their completion and for further planning. Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT regarding the “Jalyukta Shivar scheme.”? a. 1 and 2 b. 1 only

c. 2 and 3 d. 1,2,3

Answer: d




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